Thursday (29/10)
Sora Rail – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Surf Scoter – 1 in the Roads near Nut Rock.
Serin – 2 near the bulb dump on St. Agnes.
Little Bunting – 1 two mile south of the Western Rocks on the research vessel “Endeavour” and the flew off north.
Long-tailed Duck – 1 still in Porth Hellick Bay.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew past Porth Hellick Beach.
Great Northern Diver – 1 between Watermill and the Eastern Isles.
Little Egret – 2 Porthloo, 1 at Bar Point, 1 Old Town Bay, 2 Pelistry and 2 on St. Agnes.
Golden Plover – 2 at Bar Point and 1 flew over the Golf Course.
Grey Plover – 2 on St. Agnes.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 4 on Porthloo Beach.
Whimbrel – 2 at Porthloo and 1 on St. Agnes.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool.
Yellow-legged Gull – 1 in Porth Cressa.
Merlin – 1 on St. Agnes.
Short-eared Owl – 1 was found dead on St. Martin’s.
Kingfisher – 2 Lower Moors Poll, 1 Porth Hellick Pool and 1 Porth Cressa.
Stock Dove – 19 over Longstone in an early morning vismig.
Wryneck – 1 above Porthloo Beach near the bench at the northern end.
Skylark – 5 over Longstone in an early morning vismig.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop Trail and 1 at Newford Duck Pond.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 in the Dump Clump.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 at Pelistry.
Firecrest – 2 in Old Town Churchyard.
Mistle Thrush – 1 Bryher Tennis Court.
Fieldfare – 2 Tremelethen, 1 Pelistry and 1 at Little Arthur Farm, St. Martin’s.
Redwing – 300 + on St. Mary’s and 32 on St. Martin’s
Black Redstart – 6 at Porthloo, 1 Porth Cressa and 1 on St. Agnes.
Grey Wagtail – 1 at Porthloo and 1 over Longstone in an early morning vismig.
Brambling – 3 over Longstone in an early morning vismig.
Siskin – 19 over Longstone in an early morning vismig.
Friday (30/10)
Surf Scoter – 1 still near Nut Rock
Common Rosefinch – 1 behind Tresco Fire Station
Serin – 2 on St. Agnes (photo).
Jackdaw – 1 in the pig field on Pool Road, Treso.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 flew west past Porth Hellick Beach.
Little Grebe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Little Egret Gull – 2 Lower Moors. 3 on Tresco and 2 on St. Agnes.
Golden Plover – 1 over Longstone.
Woodcock – 1 Longstone, 1 Bryher and 1 Tresco.
Jack Snipe – 1 flushed from the new wood pile on Tresco.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 2 on Porthloo Beach.
Whimbrel – 1 on Porthloo Beach, 1 on St. Agnes and1 on t. Martin’s.
Mediterranean Gull – 35 on Tresco and 7 on St. Martin’s.
Common Gull – 1 on Tresco
Short-eared Owl – 1 early evening flew off from Longstone.
Merlin – 1 Tresco.
Common Buzzard – 1 Tresco.
Kingfisher – 1 Porthloo and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Skylark – 7 flew south over content, 3 Csrn Friars and 8 on St. Martin’s.
Chiffchaff – A noticeable influx, with several double figure reports.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 Carn Gwaval, and on Bryher 1 at Fraggle Rock & 1 Appletree Glade.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 by shooters Pool and 1 on St, Agnes.
Firecrest – 1 by the road at Sunnyside and 1 Carreg Dhu Gardens.
Mistle Thrush – 1 in fields to the north of New Grimsby, Treso and 1 on Bryher.
Ring Ouzel – 1 Tesco and 2 Bryher.
Redwing – Still 100+ on the islands,
Fieldfare – 35 on Bryher.
Black Redstart – 2 on Peninnis, 1 in Hugh Town, 2 at Porthloo, 4 on Tresco. 3 on St. Martin’s and 2 2n St. Agnes.
Brambling – 1 on Peninnis, 3 on Bryher and 1 behind Tresco Fire Station.
Siskin – 1 over Longstone and 1 over Pelistry.
Snow Bunting – 3 on Bryher.
Bottlenose Dolphin – 12 past St. Martin’s, seem from the Daymark.
Saturday (31/10)
Sora Rail – 1 still on Porth Hellick Pool.
Wilson’s Snipe – A bird seen on Shooters’ Pool, Lower Moors was thought to be probably this species.
Little Grebe – 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Harrier sp – A ringtail flew over the Garrison towards Porth Cressa/Peninnis.
Dotterel – 1 was at Abbey Pool, Tresco.
Grey Phalarope – 1 was seen west of Wolf Rock (i.e. in Scilly waters) from the Scillonian III on the crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Lapwing – 1 over Longstone toward Telegraph.
Woodcock – 1 at Bant’s Carn.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 4 on Porthloo Beach.
Skylark – 1 over Longstone,
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still on Porth Hellick Loop,1 at the Holy Vale end of higher Moors and 1 in Popplestone Fields.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 1 at the Holy Vale end of higher Moors.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 still in the Dump Clump.
Winter Thrushes – Redwing were still around in flocks of 30 to 60, Fieldfare were mainly in single figure groups, but 39 flew south over Higher Moors.
Fieldfare – Still around in smaller
Black Redstart – 5 at Porthloo, 3 at Litle Porth, 3 at Bant’s Carn and 3 at Carn Morval.
Brambling – 1 at Fraggle allotments, Bryher.
Siskin – 4 over Longstone and 1 over Higher Moors.
Lapland Bunting – 1 flew east over Longstone and 2 flew over Shipman Head Down, Bryher and landed near the south end of Hell Bay.
Sunday (01/11)
BLYTH’S PIPIT – A very vocal bird flew south low over Borough Farm, St. Mary’s
American Pipit – 1 was with a small flock of Meadow Pipit in a field on Pungies Lane (phot). They were flushed by a Sparrowhawk.
Little Bunting – 1 flew east over Longstone.
Jack Snipe – 1 on Lower Moors Pool and 1 on Porth Hellick Pool.
Jackdaw – 1 at Pelistry Riding Centre.
Skylark – 1 was at Old Town Churchyard
Bullfinch – The male was seen again next to the ISBG hide in Lower Moors.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Porth Hellick Loop and 1 in the bushes by Newford Duck Pond.
Lesser Whitethroat – 1 still at Shooters’ Pool.
Winter Thrushes – Redwing and Fieldfare were still around in small to medium flocks.
Lapland Bunting – 1 on the airfield.
Monday (02/11)
Log-tailed Tit – A flock of 10 (photo) was seen in Rosehill Gardens and were then seen round Shooters’ Pool and commuted between these 2 locations. This a genuinely rare bird on Scilly and this was the first record since 3 on St, Agnes in March 2018,
Snow Bunting – 2 at Giant’s Castle.
Bullfinch – A female was in a hedge of the field adjacent to Rosehill Gardens on Telegraph Road.
Leach’s Storm-petrel – A “probable” was seen west of Wolf Rock (i.e. in Scilly waters) from the Scillonian III on the crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Sooty Shearwater – 1 was seen west of Wolf Rock (i.e. in Scilly waters) from the Scillonian III on the crossing from St. Mary’s to Penzance.
Common Buzzard – 1 was over Porth Hellick.
Skylark – 1 flew east over Longstone.
House Martin – 2 late birds were at Sallyport.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 on Tresco.
Siberian Chiffchaff – 2 on Tresco,
Winter Thrushes – Redwing and Fieldfare were still around in flocks of up to 80, there was also an increase in the number of Song Thrush.
Black Redstart – 4 were on Bryher.
Grey Wagtail – 1 at Longstone.
Siskin – 10 flew over Longstone and 1 was on Bryher.
Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly – 1 was at Longstone and 1 was at the eastern end of Pool Road, Tresco.
Tuesday (03/11)
Dusky Warbler – 1 was seen and heard in Lower Moors just before dusk in Lower Moors.
Great White Egret – 1 flew from Lower Moors towards Old Town Bay it was later seen at Porth Hellick and flew over Pump Road at dusk.
Dotterel – 1 was on the Golf Course.
Little Egret – 2 at Porthloo and 2 on Bryher.
Woodcock – 7 at Pump Road at dusk.
Bar-tailed Godwit – 3 at Shark’s pit and 5 on Newford Island Porthloo.
Whimbrel – 1 on Bryher.
Stock Dove – 12 at Normandy.
Kingfisher – 1 at Porthloo.
Raven – 1 circled over Longstone.
Long-tailed Tit – 5 on Maypole Farm and they were also hears between Rosehill Junction and Bay View.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Newford Duck Pond and 1 still on Porth Hellick Loop.
Mistle Thrush – 1 in the Parting Carn chicken field, 1 on Maypole Farm and 1 flew over Longstone
Ring Ouzel – 1 feed-ng in the seaweed on Porthloo Beach and 1 flew over Longstone
Winter Thrushes – Redwing and Fieldfare were still plenty around along with the increase in Song Trush.
Black Redstart – 5 at Porthloo, 1 at Shark’s Pit and 6 on Bryher.
Siskin – 6 flew over Newford Duck Pond.
Snow Bunting – 1 on the coastal footpath near Giant’s Castle.
Reed Bunting – 1 on Pungies Lane.
Wednesday (04/11)
White-rumped Sandpiper – 1 on Porth Mellon Beach was flushed by a dog walker and
Dusky Warbler – 1 was still in Lower Moors.
Great White Egret – 1 Porth Cressa.
Dotterel – 1 was still on the golf course
Lapwing – 1 flew northeast over Longstone.
Short-eared Owl – 1 flew from near Carn Morval towards Porthloo.
Swallow – A late bird was in Lower Moors.
Long-tailed Tit – 9 on Lower Moors opposite the Sewage Works.
Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 still at Newford Duck Pond and 1 on the Garrison between Morning Point and Lower Broome Platform.
Yellow Wagtail – A late individual in a cattle field at Four Lanes piqued interest but majority opinion was that it was not an Eastern (photo)
